Centre accepted Irrigation projects worth Rs 85,000 crore

Highlights:

The Centre has accepted two major irrigation/multi-purpose
projects and four flood management schemes, with a cumulative cost of Rs 84,748
crore, from six states/UT after assessing their techno-economic viability.

The projects include the Kaleshwaram Project of Telangana
with an estimated cost of over Rs 80,190 crore.

The techno-economic viability of these projects were
assessed by an advisory committee of the Union ministry of water resources.

The ministry will now move to the Cabinet for approval of
these projects.